The Perfect Candidate

2021 | Comedy, Drama

Synopsis

A determined young Saudi doctor's surprise run for office in the local city elections sweeps up her family and community as they struggle to accept their town's first female candidate.

Scores

Overall Score
49.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
31.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
58.8%
Review Aggregate
74.6

Critic Consensus

92.8% Fresh • 83 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 93% of 83 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize political, lighthearted, uplifting. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

politicallightheartedupliftingfamily-friendlyvisually strikingthought-provokingaction-packedstylizedgrittyrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Mila Alzahrani2021$19,000$22,000(est)
Dhay2021$12,000$14,000(est)
Nourah Al Alwad2021$9,000$10,000(est)
Khalid Abduirhim2021$7,000$8,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score93.0
RT critic review count83
Rotten Tomatoes audience score59.0
RT audience rating count25
IMDb rating6.7
IMDb votes2,260

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2021$30,134$34,882
International2021$1,307,053$1,512,998
Worldwide2021$1,337,187$1,547,880

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2021$537,888$622,640
Digital Rentals ?2021$1,602,000$1,854,418
Digital Purchases ?2021$1,804,000$2,088,246
Physical Rentals ?2021$407,000$471,129
Physical Purchases ?2021$1,304,000$1,509,464
TV & Streaming Revenue2021$309,900$358,729
Total Revenues2021$5,964,788$6,904,627
Expenses
Budget ?2021$1,033,000 (est)$1,195,764 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2021$386,000 (est)$446,820 (est)
Participations2021$239,000$276,658
Residuals ?2021$235,000$272,028
Interest & Overhead2021$206,600$239,153
Total Expenses2021$2,099,600$2,430,422
Movie Net Profit or Loss2021$3,865,188$4,474,205

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